Climate Adaptation Fund

The Cairngorms National Park Authority has awarded £370,000 to 18 farmers, land managers, businesses and community groups to fund immediate and positive action to address the challenges of climate change in the National Park.

The 18 funded projects will receive between £2,500 and £46,700. A full list of the projects is below:

 

  • Hesco Barrier Box Project to protect the lower village from flooding – Ballater (RD) Ltd. Received £18,742.44.
  • Installation of Solar PV and battery storage solutions – Gray’s Auto Services, Kingussie.  Received £27,083.33
  • Invermark Estate Fuel Load Management – Dalhousie estate, Brechin. Received £13,500.00
  • Wildfire fogging unit to tackle wildfires – Alvie & Dalraddy Estates, Alvie Partnership. Received £19,000.00.
  • Installation of solar powered water pump for supply for water to steading drinking troughs – Clachaig Partnership, Nethy Bridge. Received £3,090.00.
  • Increasing PV system and creating battery storage system for PV generated electricity – Russwood, Newtonmore. Received £26,400.00
  •  Installation of Solar PV and battery system to provide renewable electricity to our office and charge electric forklift – Greenflame, Grantown on Spey.  Received £8,425.00.
  • Install 3 phase electricity and building insulation in co working space to remove woodburning stove – Head Space, Nethy Bridge. Received £8,360.00.
  • Improvement of Glenmore visitors centre insulation properties for better building efficiency – Aviemore and Glenmore Community Trust.  Received £46,720.00.
  • Installing of PV system on Clubhouse – Kingussie Camanach Club, Kingussie. Received £19,350.00.
  • Wildfire management equipment and training for staff – National Trust for Scotland, Marr Lodge Estate.  Received £14,000.00
  • Purchase of a heather cutter to enable a phase transition away from burning, help assist with wildfire prevention through the creation of firebreaks – Phoines Estate, Newtonmore.  Received £6,000.00.
  • Enhance riverside biodiversity and enhance the flood band resilience with riparian woodland planting – Balliefurth, Nethy Bridge.  Received £40,000.00
  • upgrade for external lighting to more energy efficient to complete the building energy efficiency – Kincraig Village Hall. Received £2,506.80
  • Tow n fert spreader which breaks down any nitrogen based fertiliser using water to fine particle form it is then applied as a liquid foliar application – Culreach Farm, Nethy Bridge.  Received £20,000.00.
  • Accelerating Dalnacardoch Rewilding – Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust Scotland.   Received £9,500.00.
  • Installing of PV solar panels – Angus and Mack Ltd.  Received £9,944.00.
  • Aid with the installation of air to water heat pump system, to transition from electric storage radiators to transfer heat from outside air to water – Landmark, Carrr Bridge.  Received £33,133.00